Gilles Ruppert is a front-end engineer with server-side tendencies and a love for all things JavaScript and vim.

Previously Gilles worked at the BBC on Topgear.com, BBC Homepage and BBC iPlayer. Since then, he has started his own company, Made of Bytes, and is spending his time developing and architecting JavaScript applications for companies such as Guerilla Software, Global Dawn and Nelmio.

In his free time, he enjoys hacking on his Arduino and quadcopter and spending time with his family.